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The Airco DH2 was designed in 1915 as a single seat scout by
British aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland. Powered by a
100hp Gnome rotary engine, the DH2's pusher design was de Havilland's
answer to the probelm of firing through the propeller - place
the pilot and gun in front of the engine. Although inadequate
when compared to later scout designs, the DH2 was a succesful
fighter for its day and played a major role in bringing and end
to the reign of the German Fokker Eindekkers. The machine seen
here was assigned to 32Sq based at Vert Galand, one of the best
known British aerodromes on the Western front. This field saw
continuous use from 1915 until 1919, and many of the WW1 era
buildings can still be seen there today. |